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St. Olaf Wind Turbine is a 1.6 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by St. Olaf College since 2006. Ranked #1077 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW represents 0.0015% of the United States' total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making this facility 967 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Black Dog (562.8 MW, Gas), Blue Lake (559.4 MW, Gas), and Blue Lake Power Plant (559.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 60 km south of Minneapolis.

Capacity
1.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2006

20 years old

Owner
St. Olaf College
Location
44.4622°, -93.1928°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,358 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

20 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

St. Olaf College operates 2 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

211 plants within 100 km, 11,062 MW combined

Nearest plant: St. Olaf StandBy Generators (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.462200, -93.192800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

St. Olaf Wind Turbine is a wind power plant producing approximately 4 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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